Drugstore operator Walgreens has announced that it will be the exclusive specialty pharmacy provider for Prime Therapeutics under a new, multi-year contract the companies have signed. The company will provide the service through its Pittsburgh-based Medmark, A Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy.
The services provided by Medmark, A Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy, will be part of Prime Therapeutics’s new Triessent specialty pharmacy program.
Medmark will provide Prime with medication fulfillment and complement Prime’s existing patient education and clinical support services. Its pharmacists and nurses will counsel patients on the importance of medication adherence and the management of side effects.
Stanley Blaylock, president of Walgreens Health Services, said: “While we can’t predict the exact value of this contract, the annual specialty pharmacy spending by Prime’s total client base is significant. Our partnership with Prime gives us the opportunity to manage specialty pharmaceuticals that are covered under both the medical and pharmacy benefit. We believe many – if not most – of those plans to use our services through Prime over time.”
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